German Cabinet Confirms Merkel's Visit To Navalny At Charite Hospital

German Cabinet Confirms Merkel's Visit to Navalny at Charite Hospital

The German cabinet's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, confirmed on Monday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had paid a visit to Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny during his treatment at the Charite hospital in Berlin

BERLIN (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 28th September, 2020) The German cabinet's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, confirmed on Monday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had paid a visit to Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny during his treatment at the Charite hospital in Berlin.

Earlier in the day, Navalny confirmed this visit on Twitter, refuting a claim by German magazine Der Spiefel that this was a "secret" meeting.

"Yes, I can confirm [the visit]," Seibert said at a briefing.

The spokesman also noted this was not a "secret" visit, but just a "private" one.